China-North Korea train services resume after 6-year halt

China is North Korea's largest trading partner and a vital source of diplomatic, economic and political support for the isolated nuclear state.
12 March 2026, 13:13 PM

Iran’s president outlines 3 conditions to end the war

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a post on social media platform X
12 March 2026, 11:06 AM

‘Very close shave’ for Farooq Abdullah after failed assassination attempt at Jammu wedding function; attacker arrested

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and the ruling J&K National Conference leader, Farooq Abdullah, on Wednesday had a close shave after a man allegedly fired a shot at him during a wedding function in Jammu. Abdullah was accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary when the incident occurred.
12 March 2026, 10:02 AM

Trump and Iran signal no quick end to war as tankers burn in Iraqi waters

The wealthy US allies had long been seen as safe havens in a turbulent Middle East, but the current war has spread across the region and seen their critical infrastructure, military bases and energy facilities targeted.
12 March 2026, 09:42 AM

Trump administration estimates Iran war cost at over $11 billion in six days: Reuters

Congress may soon consider providing billions in Iran war funding
12 March 2026, 04:48 AM

US may have struck Iranian girls' school after using outdated targeting data: Reuters

Reuters first reported that strike was likely carried out by US military
12 March 2026, 04:48 AM

‘Get ready for $200 a barrel’

Iran yesterday said the world should prepare for oil to hit $200 a barrel, as three more ships came under attack in the blockaded Gulf, forcing governments to tap their strategic oil reserves.
12 March 2026, 02:09 AM

UAE president pens poem for defenders

The UAE President wrote a patriotic poem that was performed by the national orchestra, state media said yesterday, as his country faced the attacks unleashed by Iran after US-Israeli strikes.
12 March 2026, 01:17 AM

AI military use can create ‘Terminator’ world

China warned the United States yesterday that the excessive use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its military could plunge the world into a “Terminator”-like dystopian future.
12 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Russia, Ukraine trade drone strikes

Ukraine hit a “key” military factory in a missile strike Tuesday on Russia’s western city of Bryansk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after Moscow gave a toll of six dead in the attack.
12 March 2026, 00:00 AM

‘Our hearts were shaking’

The Iranian capital has experienced one of its most intense nights of bombardment by the United States and Israel since the start of the war 10 days ago as numerous areas of the sprawling city have been hit to devastating effect.
12 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Regional casualty count rises

Since the US and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries around the Middle East.
12 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Will Trump blink on Iran as pressure mounts?

US President Donald Trump has built a potential off-ramp by suggesting the Iran war could end soon, but the world is still guessing about whether he will take it -- and whether Tehran will let him.
12 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Member states to release 400mn barrels from oil reserves: IEA

It is the sixth time the IEA has approved a coordinated release of oil stocks, having previously done so in 1991, 2005, 2011, and twice in 2022
11 March 2026, 20:32 PM

Iran tells world to get ready for $200 a barrel

IEA to propose fastest ever release of strategic oil reserves
11 March 2026, 20:02 PM

Gorbachev’s glasnost gamble: The day the Soviet century tilted

A single succession rewrote the geopolitical script of the late 20th century
11 March 2026, 18:30 PM

Bangladeshi among four injured after two drones fall near Dubai airport

Authorities say air traffic continued normally despite incident near DXB
11 March 2026, 15:49 PM

Gulf states bet on restraint over direct involvement in Mideast war

The Gulf capitals have released public statements saying they are not taking part in operations against Iran and that their territory is not being used as a base for attacks.
11 March 2026, 13:26 PM

Sri Lanka court orders 84 Iranian sailors' bodies be handed to Iran embassy, local media says

The warship, IRIS Dena, was hit by a torpedo from a US submarine while it was returning from a naval exercise organised by India
11 March 2026, 13:02 PM

Iran's new supreme leader injured but 'safe': officials

"I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I have asked some friends who had connections," says Iranian president's son Yousef Pezeshkian
11 March 2026, 12:47 PM